Alan Ball, 1995 - The 15 Man City managers outlasted by Alex Ferguson

Alan Ball: Jul 1995 - Aug 1996. A terrible start to the 1995–96 season
saw City endure eight defeats in 11 games, without a single win. Ball's side
drew 2–2 with Liverpool on the final day of the season, but the other
relegation-threatened teams fared better, and City were relegated on goal
difference after seven successive seasons of top flight football. The board
kept faith with Ball, but he resigned three games into the Division One
campaign. He felt that he had been forced to sell their best players due to
City's financial plight.